Reduction in medication erros in hospitals due to adoption of computerized provider order entry systems

Computerized provider order entry has become one of the standard practices that also provides reimbursement from the government, aside from this known fact it is one of main safety features that is incorporated and a major component in almost all EHR systems. This article sets out to "derive a nationally representative estimate of medication error reduction in hospitals attributable to electronic prescribing through computerized physician order entry (CPOE) systems."

Background

In using CPOE sy